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2. Reuters, “Companies Read Employee E-mail,” June 2, 2006.
CHAPTER 13: CREATING A PERSONAL VISION
1. Stephen R. Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1989).
2. Seneca the Younger, Epistulae Morales.
3. For our work on personal vision we have drawn heavily on the work of Stephen Covey. For more of his work, see his books listed in the bibliography.
4. Gandhi, Mahatma, The Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi (New Delhi: Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, 1994).
5. Benjamin Franklin, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (Stilwell, KS: Digireads.com Publishing, 2005).
CONCLUSION: PRESENCE
1. Adapted from a Yiddish proverb: “Some people are electrifying. They light up a room when they leave.”
APPENDIX ONE: FURTHER ASSESSMENT
1. Dr. Frank Luntz, Words That Work: It’s Not What You Say, It’s What People Hear (New York: Hyperion, 2007).
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Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read.
—Groucho Marx
Here’s a list of books that we’ve found constructive, inspiring, and influential, from a variety of disciplines. Enjoy!
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